May 2, 1903.1 
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CENTERBOARD 15-FOOT KNOCKABOUT CONSTRUCTION PLAN DESIGNED BY WILLIAM H. HAND, JR., 1903. 
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CENTERBOARD 15-FOOT KNOCKABOUT DESIGNED BY WILLIAM H. HAND, JR., 1903. 
YACHT CLUB NOTES. 
■ Mr. Hollis Burgess has made the following sales: 
44ft. waterline cutter Alborak, owned by Gen. Chas. 
J. Paine, of Boston, to W. Starling Burgess, of Boston. 
Alborak is to be rigged as a yawl, and will have an 
auxiliary engine installed. 25-footer Dragon, owned 
by William G. Barker, of Salem, Mass., to George H. 
Ball, of Boston. 
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Mr. Frank Bowne Jones has made the following 
sales through his agency: Yawl Quo Vadis, owned by 
Freeman H. Bettys, to W. Bernard Duke; sloop 
Helene, owned by Geo. O. Curtis, to Frederic J. 
Schussel; sloop Empronzi, owned by Alfred Peats, to 
Roy A. Rainey; sloop Dixie, owned by E. W. Colloque, 
to Arthur P. Hatch; raceabout Belinda, owned by 
Jacob I. Bergen, to Francis G. Stewart; knockabout 
Gowan, owned by F. G. Stewart, to F. V. Bennis; 
knockabout Bobs, owned by W. A. W. Stewart, to Al- 
len P. Hallett; knockabout Viper II., owned by Dr. 
W. D. Hennen, to H. S. Appleton. 
Mr. Adrian Iselin has chartered the English-built 
steam yacht Surf from Mr. F. D. Lambert, of Leith, 
through the agency of Messrs. Tams, Lemoine and 
Crane. Dr. Walter von Bruning, of Berlin, Prussia, 
has sold the American schooner Lasca, through Messrs. 
Tams, Lemoine and Crane, to a member of the New 
York Y. C. 
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The 60ft. launch built by the Electric Launch Co., 
Bayonne, N. J., for Mr. W. F. Morgan, of Brooklyn, 
was launched on April 24. She was named Delibah. 
The yacht will be equipped with two gasolene motors, 
and she will have twin screws. It is expected that she 
will develop a speed of fourteen knots. 
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Mr. C. J. Nelson has had a 36ft. waterline auxiliary 
schooner built by Messrs. Gorman & Sons, of Bay 
Ridge. The power will be furnished by a 10 horse- 
power Standard engine. 
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Isolita is the name selected for the sloop now build- 
ing by the Herreshoff Mfg. Co. for Mr. E. Walter 
Clark, of Philadelphia. She is a centerboard boat 70ft. 
over all, soft, waterline, isft. 6in. breadth and 7ft. 
draft. 
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Haouli, the new steam yacht built from designs by 
Mr. Henry J. Gielow for Mr. F. M, Smith, was 
launched from the yard of the builders, Messrs. J. N. 
Robbins Company, Erie Basin, on Saturday, April 25. 
The yacht is constructed of steel and is 211ft. 3in. over 
all, i66ft. waterline, 21ft. 6in. breadth and gft. draft. 
She has a double bottom and six watertight bulkheads. 
Under ordinary running Haouli will make twenty miles 
an hour, but under forced draft she will make twenty- 
five miles. The yacht was built under Mr. Gielow's 
supervision, and only the best material was used in the 
construction of the vessel. 
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The 2ift. sloop built by Messrs. WalHn Si Gorman 
for Messrs. John R. Brophy and Alfred Mackay, has 
been named Ogeemah. She was designed by Mr. 
Brophy, and her complete plans appeared in Forest 
AND Stream some time ago. She is 30ft. over all, 20ft. 
waterline, 7ft. 6in. breadth and sft. draft. 
YACHTING NEWS NOTES. 
For advertising relating to this department see pages ii and iii. 
The racing schedule laid out by the New York Y. C. 
is a very elaborate one, and there will be some thirty- 
five events. The racing begins on May 21, and in 
consequence it is essential that all the boats be meas- 
ured as soon as possible. In order to expedite matters 
